Watch bracelet



Oct. 29, 1957 J. F. SAND 2,811,294

WATCH BRACELET Filed Aug. 8, 1955 Unite WATCH BRACELET John F. Sand,Convent Station, N. J., assignor, by mesne assignments, to The GemexCorporation, Union, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey ApplicationAugust 8, 1955, Serial No. 527,005

3 Claims. (Cl. 224-4) This invention relates to watch bracelets, andmore particularly to watch bracelets of the looped cord type.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision ofa looped cord type of watch bracelet having means whereby the wearer mayreadily shorten or lengthen the loop of the cord with her fingers,without requiring the use of any tools; the provision of a watchbracelet of the class described wherein said means comprises acombination cord slide and holder which may be adjusted by sliding it onthe cord to any desired position and which then remains in place to holdthe loop; and the provision of a watch bracelet of this class whereinthe construction of the cord slide and holder is such that it may bemade to have an ornamental appearance. Essentially, a bracelet of thisinvention comprises a cord formed with a cross-over loop which extendsthrough the usual cord-receiving lug on the watch, and a cord slide andholder having a portion surrounding the intersection of the crossedoverportions of the cord forming the crossover loop and further havingportions extending between the crossed-over portions of the cord onopposite sides of said intersection. Other objects and features will bein part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the constructions hereinafterdescribed, the scope of the invention being indicated in the followingclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which one of various possibleembodiments of the invention is illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a wrist watch having abracelet incorporating this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragment of Fig. 1, and viewed from a differentangle; and,

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views of the drawmgs.

Referring to the drawings, there is indicated at 1 a typical ladys wristWatch having cord-receiving lugs 3. A bracelet for the watch is shown tocomprise two sections of cord 5 having a clasp 7. The latter may be ofany conventional construction. In accordance with this invention, eachcord 5 is formed with a cross-over loop 9 extending through a respectivelug 3 of the watch. The intersection of the crossed-over portions of thecord forming the cross-over loop is designated 11.

A cord slide and holder of this invention is generally designated 13.This consists of a first flat ring and a second flat ring 17 securedtogether in planes at right angles and transverse to the long dimensionsof the rings. The rings may be made of metal and soldered together. Thefirst ring surrounds the intersection 11 of the crossedover portions ofthe cord forming the loop 9. The portion 19 of the second ring 17 on theside of the first ring 15 toward the lug 3 extends through the loop onone side of the intersection, and the portion 21 of the second ring onthe other side of the first ring extends between the ice crossed-overportions of the cord on the other side of the intersection. It will beunderstood that the crossover arrangement of the cord within the slide13 is effected by appropriate threading of the ends of the cord throughthe slide prior to securement of the ends of the cord to the clasp 7.

As will be seen in Fig. 1, each section of cord 5 is provided with across-over loop 9 and a cord slide and holder 13. The wearer of thewatch may readily shorten or lengthen either of the loops 9 by slidingthe respective member 13 on the cord to the desired positioncorresponding to the desired size of loop. The slide then remains inplace to hold the desired size of loop. The ring 17, as shown, isrelatively wide, and may be ornamented on its outer face as desired.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As various changes could be made in the above constructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

I claim:

1. A bracelet for a watch of the type having cordreceiving lugs, saidbracelet comprising a cord formed with a cross-over loop adapted to passthrough a lug on a watch, a cord slide and holder comprising a ringlocated in a plane extending lengthwise of the cord, said ringsurrounding the intersection of the crossed-over portions of the cordforming the cross-over loop thereby having a portion extending throughthe loop on one side of said intersection and a portion extendingbetween the crossedover portions of the cord on the other side of saidintersection, and a generally fiat member secured to said ring andextending laterally outward on opposite sides of said ring.

2. A bracelet for a watch of the type having cordreceiving lugs, saidbracelet comprising a cord formed with a cross-over loop adapted to passthrough a lug on a watch, a cord slide and holder comprising a flat ringsurrounding the intersection of the crossed-over portions of the cordforming the cross-over loop located in a plane transverse to the lengthof the cord and a second ring secured to the first ring in a plane atright angles to the plane of the first ring, a portion of the secondring on the side of the first ring toward the lug extending through theloop on one side of said intersection and a portion of the second ringon the other side of the first ring extending between the crossed-overportions of the cord on the other side of said intersection.

3. A bracelet for a watch of the type having cordreceiving lugs, saidbracelet comprising a cord formed with a cross-over loop, a cord slideand holder comprising a first ring having a circular cross-section andsurrounding the intersection of the cross-over portions of the cordforming the cross-over loop located in a plane transverse to the lengthof the cord, a'second ring having a fiat inside surface secured to thefirst ring at right angles to the plane of the first ring andsurrounding the intersection of the crossed-over portions of the end.

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